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The Royal Opera stages its first Makropulos Case
Katie Mitchell wheels out her tired old tropes in The Makropulos Case, redeemed by its musical performances.
Bly or Bedlam? ENO’s new The Turn of the Screw
Isabella Bywater directs an evocative new production of Britten’s ghost opera, well performed at the Coliseum.
Prescient then, terrifying now: The Handmaid’s Tale at ENO
Margaret Atwood’s dystopic novel, masterfully adapted for the operatic stage, is strongly performed at ENO and rings even truer today than it did when it was written.
Beware of what you wish for: The Makropulos Affair at WNO
Olivia Fuchs gives a powerful staging of Janáček's morality tale of the perils of eternal youth, with an excellent cast, but there are reservations about the title role.
A topical tale: Gilead returns to the Coliseum stage
Poul Ruders’ The Handmaid’s Tale comes home to English National Opera after 20 years in a powerful new production by Annilese Miskimmon.
A fine tail: new Cunning Little Vixen at English National Opera
ENO has a long and fine history in Janáček’s corpus, and Jamie Manton's new production, performed by a cast that revels in the clash between nature and mankind, has much in which to delight.